Is a knot in the breast of women during breastfeeding normal or a sign of cancer?Image Credit Source: Getty Images
Breast lump during breastfeeding: After becoming a mother, it is normal to change any woman’s body, but there are some changes that need to pay attention to. After becoming a mother, breastfeeding the child is very special and responsible time. During this time, many women have to face different types of physical problems. One of them is a lump in the breast.
When the mother is feeding the child breast, then suddenly this knot is revealed. In which any part of the breast becomes hard or some part is felt in some part. In such a situation, the problem becomes common, but the question here is whether it is due to the freezing of milk or is it a sign of breast cancer.
Dr. Saloni Chadha in Women’s Disease Department at Safdarjandag Hospital in Delhi It is that many women get scared in this situation and immediately panic and take out the result that it is a symptom of serious illness. But, to know the reality, we need to understand that there can be many reasons for the knot in the breast. Some reasons are absolutely normal and temporary, while in some it is necessary to get a doctor checked immediately.
What are the reasons for lumps in the breast?
Milk Engorgement- When milk is made more and is unable to get out completely, then the pressure in the breast can increase strictness. It can feel like a knot in one or more places.
Blocked Milk Duct- If the milk -carrying ducts are blocked due to some reason, then the milk can accumulate and make a knot like a knot, it is often accompanied by pain and light redness.
Mastitis- It is an infection caused by milk freezing and penetration of bacteria. Breast can be red, hot and painful in it as well as fever.
Fibroedenoma or cyst- Some knots are not associated with milk, rather they are common benign lumps such as fibrodenoma or cysts, which are mostly harmless.
Identify symptoms and do not be careless
Dr. Saloni says that in most cases this lump is due to milk freezing or infection. Which is not cancer but it is not right to ignore it. If the lump is not decreasing over time, increasing rapidly or pain is remaining in it, the breast is changing color, bleeding from the nipple, then all these symptoms can be serious.
Get checked immediately
In such cases, it should be investigated immediately so that it is clear in time whether the knot in the Satna is normal or cancer. Doctors also conduct tests like ultrasound or mammography if needed with physical examination, so that it can be clear what caused this knot. Most of the problems are cured quickly by testing and treatment at the right time. Remember not every knot is cancer, but caution and awareness protects your health.
What to do with milk freezing
- Hot in lump space
- Feed the child in different positions
- Massage the lump with light hands
- Take antibiotics (on doctor’s advice)
- Relax and drink water
- Get medical examination done on time